What is the source for radar/satellite data, and what is it's typical real-time latency?
I've noticed that the NOAA GIF images frequently have 20+ minutes of latency! We've been pulling our data from this link:
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/RadarImg/
Here, the file names themselves indicate the UTC timestamp, which shows 20+ minutes of latency, frequently. We're looking for a service which has less latency.
Also, how come the wunderground images have so much additional detail, than NOAA? I would have thought they would have the same resolution. Are they not coming from the same source?
I've noticed that the NOAA GIF images frequently have 20+ minutes of latency! We've been pulling our data from this link:
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/RadarImg/
Here, the file names themselves indicate the UTC timestamp, which shows 20+ minutes of latency, frequently. We're looking for a service which has less latency.
Also, how come the wunderground images have so much additional detail, than NOAA? I would have thought they would have the same resolution. Are they not coming from the same source?